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2011 SESSION
HB 1858 Elections; voter registration for certain overseas voters, absentee voting by certain overseas.
Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Elections; clarifications related to absentee voting and identification required for certain first-time voters. Provides that certain voter registrations remain valid until the next November general election or federal general election, whichever is later, rather than for 365 days or a federal election cycle. The bill also requires absentee ballots to be available 45 days prior to the election or three business days after receipt of the completed application, whichever is later; and makes other technical changes. This bill is identical to SB 886.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100406D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105387D-S1 pdf
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1858ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100406D
- 01/11/11 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
- 01/25/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/11 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Read first time
- 02/01/11 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/07/11 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
- 02/15/11 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105387D-S1
- 02/17/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105387D-S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1858S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/11 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105387D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1858ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 458 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458)